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Weather and forecasts

Reading a German forecast, and the warnings that come with it.

A German forecast is dense and formulaic, which makes it learnable: it names a pressure system, then cloud, then precipitation, then wind, then temperature, in that order. Two terms carry more than they look. Das Unwetter is not just bad weather but severe weather that warrants a warning, and schwül means humid and close — not cool, which is what English speakers hear in it.

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Verb (3)

anhaltento continue, to stopVerbB2
Das Wetter hält bis Sonntag an.The weather will hold until Sunday.

Also to stop a vehicle.

aufklarento brighten upVerbC1
Am Nachmittag klart es auf.It brightens up in the afternoon.
abziehento move away, to clear offVerbC1
Die Wolken ziehen nach Osten ab.The clouds are moving away eastwards.

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